“Sources: Senior al Qaeda leader directed Europe plot”, by Nic Robertson and Paul Cruickshank of CNN, talks about a massive terrorist that was aimed at Europe. The plan was to bomb cities in Europe and the attack was led by Ahmed Sidiqi. Sidiqi claimed to have met a senior member of al Qaeda named Younis al Mauretani, and that he was responsible for the actual plan. He is believed to be part of al Qaeda’s “external operations.”
When I read this article it probably scared me more than any haunted house or scary movie ever could. The reason why is because this is actually happening right now, and real lives are really at stake. The other reason this terrifies me so much is because it makes me think that our position is utterly hopeless, and that no matter how hard we fight, or how far we pursue these terrorists they will keep coming back for more. If we ever even do manage to get rid of al Qaeda that will be an empty victory because there will always be people who will come and take their place; maybe not as powerful or influential but they will be there. I try to keep some form of hope alive that someday things will be better but then I look at people like the terrorists who are willing to kill hundreds of people to reach their goals, and my hope dies with those people. As Catholic bishops have said, “ Humanity is the forsaken race” and if they have no hope that humans can find their own way who am I to say they are wrong when I believe the same thing. But I have a few questions. What makes these terrorist do what they do? Why do they want to serve a god who orders this destruction? On the other hand is it right that we judge those that have recently joined them considering they have lost their homes, relatives, loves, and other things to this war? Does killing them and hating them for what they have done to us make us any better than them? All in all, it is my belief that humanity will only progress once we leave our love of destruction and violence behind us.
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